<a href="http://noarq.com">NoArq</a> renovated the NP House to expand the living space for a growing family in Northern Portugal. In order to double the available space without causing undue environmental harm, the designer opened up the existing rooms by eliminating partitions and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/green-roof/">extended the roof</a> into the site's western slope.

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NP House by NoArq

A protected courtyard is sandwiched between two parts of a newly renovated home in Portugal

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NP House by NoArq

To extend the existing home, the designers pushed the rooftop into the western slope

There's a garage for three cars and a basement area for service functions

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NP House by NoArq

The ground floor area was doubled without causing any undue harm to the environment

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NP House by NoArq

NoArq renovated the NP House to expand the living space for a growing family in Northern Portugal. In order to double the available space without causing undue environmental harm, the designer opened up the existing rooms by eliminating partitions and extended the roof into the site's western slope.